befalla
Meaning
command; order
In Swedish: ge order
Conjugation
| Infinitive | att befalla | to command |
|---|---|---|
| Present | befaller | jag befaller |
| Past | befallde | jag befallde |
| Supine | befallt | used after har / hade |
| Perfect | har befallt | jag har befallt |
| Past perfect | hade befallt | jag hade befallt |
| Future | ska befalla | or: kommer att befalla |
| Conditional | skulle befalla | jag skulle befalla |
| Imperative | befall! | a command |
| Present participle | befallande | -ing, used as an adjective |
| Past participle | befalld | used like an adjective, and agrees like one |
Passive (-s form)
| Infinitive | befallas |
|---|---|
| Present | befalls |
| Past | befalldes |
| Supine | befallts |
Group 2: -er verbs. Present -er, past -de or -te (after a voiceless consonant), supine -t. Swedish verbs don't change for person: jag, du, hon, vi and de all use befaller. See the four verb groups explained.
Practise befalla
1 / 2Yesterday I … (befalla). Which is the past tense?
Questions
What does befalla mean in English?
befalla means “command, order”.
What is the past tense of befalla?
The past tense of befalla is befallde (“jag befallde”). The supine is befallt, used in “jag har befallt”.
What is the present tense of befalla?
befaller, the same for every person: jag befaller, du befaller, vi befaller.
Similar words
ge orderkommenderabeordra
Origin
From Old Swedish befælla, from Middle Low German bevelen, from Old Saxon bifelhan.
Nearby common words
befalla is number 4,190 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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